Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 35 / Thursday, February 22, 2007 / Notices 8073 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (VA FL 22–

909)] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each existing 

collection in use without an OMB 

control number, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the information needed to determine the 

beginning date to start certain 

dependents of veterans receiving 

Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational 

Assistance (DEA) benefits. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to Nancy 

J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New (VA FL 

22–909)’’ in any correspondence. During 

the comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMS) at 

http://www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

This request for comment is being made 

pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Dependents’ Educational 

Assistance (DEA) Election Request, VA 

Form Letter 22–909. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New (VA 

FL 22–909). 

Type of Review: Existing collection in 

use without an OMB control number. 

Abstract: VA must notify eligible 

dependents of veterans receiving DEA 

benefits of their option to elect a 

beginning date to start their DEA 

benefits. VA will use the data collected 

on VA Form Letter 22–909 to determine 

the appropriate amount of benefit is 

payable to the claimant. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 5,718 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 22,872. 

Dated: February 7, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2979 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0578] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0578’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005G2), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–8374, 

fax (202) 565–7870 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0578.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: 

a. Health Care for Certain Children of 

Vietnam Veterans—Spina Bifida and 

Covered Birth Defects—Regulation. 

b. Claim for Miscellaneous Expenses, 

VA Form 10–7959e. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0578. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 

a. VA’s medical regulations 38 CFR 

part 17 (17.900 through 17.905) 

establish regulations regarding 

provision of health care for women 

Vietnam veterans’ children born with 

spina bifida and certain other covered 

birth defects. The information collected 

will be used to determine whether to 

approve requests for preauthorization of 

certain health care services and benefits 

for children of Vietnam veterans; the 

appropriateness of billings for such 

services; and to make decisions during 

the review and appeal process 

concerning the child’s health care. 

b. Beneficiaries complete VA Form 

10–7959e to claim payment/ 

reimbursement of expenses related to 

spina bifida and certain covered birth 

defects. Health care providers complete 

standard billing forms such as: Uniform 

Billing-Forms (UB) 92, and HCFA 1500, 

Medicare Health Insurance Claims 

Form. Without the requested 

information VA will be unable to 

determine the correct amount to 

reimburse providers for their services or 

beneficiaries for covered expenses. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

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